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The Kroger Co.

KR Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores

The Kroger Co.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $147.6 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 2.01%, EPS grew 15.4%, free cash flow fell 72.9% and total debt fell 5.36%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years.

66.76 0.83 +1.26%
Market cap
$38.9B
P/E
36.0×
Fwd P/E
13.3×
Dividend yield
2.74%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.36
Beneish M
−3.13
Dividend safety
54/100
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The Kroger Co. (KR) Operating margin

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The Kroger Co.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 1.39%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (1.28%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.28% (fiscal 2026) to 3.26% (fiscal 2016) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Grocery Stores industry median of 0.95% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.75%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 1.28% (1.34)
FY2025 2.62% 0.56
FY2024 2.06% (0.72)
FY2023 2.78% 0.26
FY2022 2.52% 0.42
FY2021 2.10% 0.26
FY2020 1.84% (0.31)
FY2019 2.15% 0.03
FY2018 2.12% (0.87)
FY2017 2.99% (0.27)

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 2.80% (0.25)
Apr 2026 3.05% (0.54)
Jan 2026 3.59% 8.14
Oct 2025 −4.55% (7.09)
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Against its own ten years

Low 1.28% High 3.26%
Ten-year median 2.34%
Current reading's percentile 9

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. compare 7.44%
ASAIY Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR compare 5.71%
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. compare 4.71%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated compare 2.64%
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. compare 2.49%
KR The Kroger Co. 1.39%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. compare 0.51%
YSWY Yesway Inc. compare 0.00%
GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. compare −7.89%
Grocery Stores industry median 0.95%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.75%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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